L.A. Confidential

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F P Takes a few viewing to recognize how timeless it is. Get into a noir-nostalgic mindset before you watch it, and you'll certainly enjoy it. At the time the movie come out in cinemas, it didn't feel contemporary and in touch with the zeitgeist. However, this is the kind of film that stands the testament of time. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/25 Full Review Claire L its just a mid for me Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Will G A great noir movie. Kevin Spacey and Guy Pierce were great. There were lots of nice scenes of Los Angeles. The plot is some detectives solve crimes in Hollywood. There are old cars in this one too. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review Tim K An interesting period piece delving into police corruption and those standing up against it within the force. Would have liked to have seen the villains and their plan developed/revealed a bit more as the ending felt a little rushed or like it was missing something. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/25 Full Review Max W Russel Crowe was the absolute Terminator in this. His tag team in the end with Guy Pierce was also fantastic. Great watch. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Jeremy S I walked into watching L.A. Confidential with high expectations. It sat at the top of the list of a top 300 movies of all time provided by both Tomatometer approved critics and Rotten Tomatoes users with a rating of 99%! The film is well paced by Director Curtis Hanson, bringing us into the story surrounding L.A. in the 50's from the lens of the police we find ourselves following. Curtis does a good job of bringing us to become familiar with the various characters. We learn their personalities and intentions well through the acting + cinematography. Their intentions become vectors through which we will solve the central murder case through. Each male character has high centrality to the story, so we constantly learn more as we progress through the film. Tensions rise in this film and are maintained throughout, with everything culminating at a point before we can receive the resolution. For me this movie left something to be desired in terms of story. We get some depth in some main characters, but a lot of the other key central figures have little depth; particularly the villains. Why do they do the things they do? We find out little, they just do it because they are - which is not satisfying, perhaps it is not relevant to the story. Some of the violence borders on gratuitous, which may be intentional given the genre and story-line. Overall a good film, but for me it will not get the place of #1 film on my list! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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